Finger ring



SePt- 29, 1936- H. GUTKNEcH-r 2,055,791

FINGER RINGy Filed July ll, 1955 F1435 FIG INVENTUR HERMAN au'rKuEcH-r BY @Mw/@ ATT O RNEY Patented Sept. 279, 1936 UNITED STATES;

I 2,055,791 FINGER RING Herman Grutk'necht,y Montreal, Quebec, Canada, assigner to Henry Birks e Sons Limited, Mon

treal, Quebec,V Canada Application July 11, 1935..."SerialY Hagamos.

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in finger rings equipped with settings of either the signet or jewel type and applies particularly to rings adapted to be worn on the little linger.

5 The main setting of the conventional ring is usually centered so that the weight of the ring is equally distributed at opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the center of the ring. When worn on the little nger a ring .l of this type is frequently displaced to a position where the setting lies at the outer side of the finger and is frequently damaged by contact with other objects. This accidental displacement of the setting towards the outer side of th-e little l finger is prevented in accordance with the present invention by designing the ring so that the weight is unequally distributed at opposite sides of the vertical center line, the heavier side of the ring being that which is tted between the little nger and the next adjacent finger and being effective to prevent displacement of the setting toward the outer side of the little finger. To this end the ring provided in accordance with the present invention is Idesigned so that the major portion of the setting lies between the vertical center line and that side of the band portion of the ring which is tted between the previously mentioned fingers.

Another feature of the invention consists in flattening the heavier or inner side of the ring so that it may be worn with greater comfort and will not exert painful pressure on either the little linger or the next adjacent finger when these two fingers are squeezed together as in the act 5 of hand shaking.

The location of the setting so that its major portion lies between the vertical center line and the inner side of the band portion of the ring is of further advantage in that it enables a ring CIS achieved b-y applying all of the ornamentation to the band portion of the ring at the outer side of the setting instead of following the usual pracw tice of ornamenting the band portion at opposite sides of the setting.

Proceeding now to a more detailed description of the invention reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a ring designed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation looking toward the inner or heavier side of the ring.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but looking toward the outer or lighter side of the ring.

of exceptionally attractive appearance to be Fig. 4 is a view in elevation looking in the direct-.ion of the ring opening. Fig. 5 is a View similar to a slight modification.

Fig. 6 is a view looking toward the outer side 5 of the ring appearing in Fig. 5.

The ring shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive comprises a band portion 5 equipped with an integral setting 6 of the seal or signet type. It will be observed that the setting 6 is oifset with referl0 ence to a vertical plane P passing through the center of the ring so that the major portion of the setting lies between this plane P and the inner side 5a of the band 5. It will also be observed that the ring is shaped to present a fiat 15 surface 1 extending from the horizontal axis of the ring to the top of the setting 6.

When the ring is worn on the little iinger, as shown in Fig. 1, the iiat surface 'l fits comfortably against the adjacent ng-er and serves to 20 prevent inward turning movement of the ring. The at surface 'l is preferably made of suiiicient area so that, when the iingers are pressed together as in the act of hand shaking, it will not exert painful pressure against the nger with 25 which it is in contact.

Since the ring described herein is heavier at the inner than at the outer side, due to the offset position of the setting 6, it is not so apt to turn outwardly on the little finger as an ordinary ring in which the center of the setting coincides with the vertical center line of the finger encircling band.

Since the outer side 6a of the setting 6 is set inwardly a considerable distance with respect to 5 a vertical plane P' passing through the outer side 5b of the band 5, it will be appreciated that considerably more than the usual amount of space is available at the outer side of the setting for the placing of ornamentation 8 where it will be exposed to view when the ring is on the hand.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a slight modification in which the setting I0 is of the jewel type, and is arranged with its inner and outer sides offset inwardly with respect to parallel planes P2 45 and P3 passing through the inner and outer sides of the band'portion of the ring, it being noted, however, that the major portion of the setting is located between the plane P2 and the vertical center line of the ring, which is represented by 50 the plane P. As will be evident from Figs. 5 and 6 it is not absolutely necessary to design the ring so that the inner sides of the finger encircling band and the setting are merged into the iiat surface indicated at l in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 but showing invention what I top of the finger encircling band with the major portion of the setting located at one side of a vertical plane containing the axis of the iinger receiving aperture.

2. A iinger ring equipped with a setting which is offset so that, in the normal position of the ring, the base of the setting lies in a horizontal plane at the top of the finger encircling band and is positioned so that the major portion of the setting lies at one side of a vertical plane containing the axis of the finger receiving opening, said ring being further characterized in that the side of the finger encircling band toward which the setting is ofset is formed to present a flat surface extending from the horizontal plane of the axis of the ring to the top of the setting, the plane of said surface being substantially parallel with the aforesaid vertical plane.

'3. A nger ring as set forth in claim 2, in which the side of the setting remote from the lat surface of the nger encircling band lies in a Vertical plane between the opposite side of the band and the vertical plane containing the axis of the finger receiving aperture.

HERMAN GUTKNECH'I. 

